The next day, it was a bright sunny day. We all decided to go outside. Susan, Peter and Edmund were playing cricket while Lucy was reading and I was drawing a picture of her. At the Professor's office was full of my drawings. I mostly draw about Narnia or whatever on my mind.
"And Peter winds up, poised to take yet another wicket . . ." Peter said and he throw the ball and it hit Edmund in the leg. "Ow!" Edmund said.
"Whoops! Wake up, Dolly Daydream!" Peter said. "Why can't we play hide-and-seek again?" Edmund asked and I scoffed. "I thought you said that it was a kid's game," Peter said.
"Besides, we could all use the fresh air," Susan said. "Not like there isn't air inside," Edmund said. "Are you ready?" Peter asked him. "Are you?" Edmund asked.
He smacked his bat on the ground and got ready to hit the ball. Peter pitched the ball. It bounced and Edmund whack it good and it smashed through an upstairs window.
We all shared a look before we ran into the house. We rushed into the room and saw the shattered glass and the suit of armor on the floor. "Ms. Macready is going to kill us," I said.
"Well done, Ed!" Peter said to Edmund. "You bowled it!" Edmund said. "What on earth is going on up there?" We heard Ms. Macready's voice. "The Macready!" Susan said. "Come on!" Peter said and we started to ran around the house looking for a place to hide.
Soon, we got to the wardrobe room. Edmund ran up to the wardrobe and opened the door. "Come on!" He said. "You've have got to be joking," Susan said. Then we heard footsteps and we all quickly climb into the wardrobe.
Peter was careful to leave the door open a crack. "Move back," He whispered and we all started to back further into the wardrobe.
"Stop shoving!" Peter said. "Peter, you're on my foot!" I said. "Oww! You're on my foot!" Lucy said. "Don't push!" Edmund said. "Watch out! Stop it!" Susan said.
Then, Peter and Susan tripped into the snow. We were back at Narnia. Peter and Susan looked back and gasp as they realize they have entered the snowy wood. "Impossible!" Susan said.
"Don't worry, it's probably just your imagination," Lucy said with a smile and I giggled. "I don't suppose saying "we're sorry" would quite cover it?" Peter said to Lucy.
"No, it wouldn't," Lucy said. "But this might!" Lucy nailed Peter in the face with a snowball. I laughed and Peter throw one at me and we all started a snowball fight. Susan hit Edmund in the arm with one.
"Ow!" He said and we all stopped and stared at him as he rubbed his arm. "Stop it!" He said. "You little liar," Peter said. "You didn't believe her either!" Edmund said. "Apologize to Lucy," Peter said.
Edmund just looked at Lucy. "Say you're sorry!" Peter demanded, taking a step up to him. "Alright! I'm sorry," Edmund said.
"That's alright. Some little children just don't know when to stop pretending," Lucy said, looking at Edmund smugly. "Very funny," Edmund muttered.
"Maybe we should go back," Susan suggested. "Shouldn't we at least take a look around?" Edmund suggested. "I think Lucy should decide," Peter said, looking at Lucy with a smile.
Lucy gasp in happiness. "I'd like you all to meet Mr. Tumnus!" She said. "Well, Mr. Tumnus it is!" Peter agreed and then he walked back into the wardrobe.
"But we can't go hiking in the snow dressed like this," Susan said. Peter walked back to us with fur coats, "No . . . but I'm sure the Professor wouldn't mind us using these."
He started handing out the fur coats. "And if you think about it "logically," we're not even taking them out of the wardrobe," He said and he handed a coat to Edmund. "But that's a girl's coat!" Edmund complained. "I know," Peter said, handing him the coat.
He handed a coat to me. "Thank you," I said with a smile as I took it. I saw his cheeks turning slightly pink. "You're welcome," He said. I heard Lucy and Susan giggling and I looked at them and saw them smirking at me and Peter.
Lucy took my hand and Susan wrapped her arm around my shoulder, smirking. "You two are so cute," She whispered and I looked away, slightly blushing.
We all passed the Lamppost, lead by Lucy, who dragged me by the hand. We all looked around. I was so happy to be back home. I have missed Narnia so much. But I was also slightly sad. Where's Aslan? Why he's not here?
Soon we got close to Mr. Tumnus's house. Lucy was talking about what we were expecting in Mr. Tumnus's house. Then we stopped as we saw that the door was broken down. "Lu?" Peter asked.
Lucy ran toward the door and so did I. "Lucy! Katharina!" Peter called us. Lucy and I ran inside the house, following by Peter, Susan and Edmund. We all saw that the house had been destroyed. "Who would do something like this?" Lucy asked.
We looked around. Peter began reading a piece of paper aloud as I walked over to him.
'The Faun, Tumnus is hear by charged with high Treason.
Against her Imperial Majesty, Jadis, Queen of Narnia.
For comforting her enemies and fraternizing with humans.
Signed,
Maugrim
Captain of the Secret Police
Long Live The Queen.'
"Alright, now we should really go back," Susan said. "But what about Mr. Tumnus?" Lucy asked as she grabbed me hand. "If he was arrested just for being with a human, I don't think that there's much that we can do," Susan said. "You don't understand, do you? I'm the human! She must have found out he helped me," Lucy said.
"Maybe we could call the police," Peter suggested. "These are the police," Susan and I said at the same time. Peter bent down and looked at Lucy. "Don't worry, Lu. We'll think of something."
Edmund turned around at the moment. "Why?" He asked. We all looked at him. "I mean, he's a criminal," He said. "It doesn't matter, he's Lucy's friend and I think we need to help him," I said and Lucy smiled. "But how?" Susan asked.
"Psst!" We looked outside to see a robin. Susan turned back to us. "Did that bird just 'psst' us?" She asked. We walked outside and watched the robin fly away.
Then we heard rustling around us. We looked around as Susan, Lucy and I moved closer to Peter. I hold onto Peter's arm while Susan hold onto Peter's coat and Lucy hold onto my coat. We all watched closely and the a beaver came into sight.
"It's a beaver," Lucy said and we sighed in relieve. Peter approached the beaver, "Here boy . . ." He said, clicking his tongue. "Here boy . . ."
Peter put down his hand. The beaver stared at it and then sat upright. "Well, I ain't gonna smell it if that's what you want!" The beaver said. Lucy and I giggled. "Sorry," Peter said to the beaver.
Then the beaver noticed me. "Princess Katharina?" He asked before he gasp. "Oh, how long I been waiting for this day!" He said, happily. "Princess?" Susan asked. "Yeah . . ." I said quietly.
"Oh, they don't know, do they?" Mr. Beaver asked me. "Well . . . We kinda just got here," I said. "Oh," He said quietly. Then he turned to Lucy. "Lucy Pevensie?"
"Yes?" Lucy asked. Mr. Beaver handed her a handkerchief. "Hey, that's the hanky I gave to Mr. -" Mr. Beaver finished for her. "Tumnus. He gave it to me just before they took him."
"Is he alright?" I asked. Mr. Beaver looked around before looking at me. "Further in, Your Majesty," He whispered and then crawl away.
Peter, Lucy and I began to follow him but Susan hold us back. "What are you doing?" She asked. "She's right. How do we know we can trust him?" Edmund asked.
"He said he knows the faun," Peter said. "He's a beaver . . . He shouldn't be saying anything!" Susan said. "Is everything alright?" Mr. Beaver asked, popping out of the snow. "Yes," Peter said as he turned to Mr. Beaver. "We were just talking."
"That's better left for safer corners," Mr. Beaver whispered and then took off again. "He means the trees," Lucy said and we all started to follow Mr. Beaver.
"What does he mean by Princess?" Susan asked me but before I could answer, Lucy did it for me. "She's from Narnia," She said, happily. "Princess Katharina, the Protector and Princess of Narnia."
"Soon to be the High Queen," Mr. Beaver said, smiling. "Oh, I don't know about that . . ." I muttered. "Rule Narnia?" Mr. Beaver looked at me and gave me a kind smile. "We all believe in you, Your Majesty."
